| A | B |
| speaker | the voice of the poem,who, not always the poet |
| diction | word choices and sentences that create voice |
| tone | sound of the poem |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison, one object IS another |
| personification | human qualities given to inanimate objects |
| apostrophe | words being said to a person or thing that isn't listening |
| connotation | emotions/feelings associated with words |
| denotation | dictionary meanings of words |
| image | words that make readers feel something with one or more of the five senses |
| symbol | an object that takes on a meaning larger than itself |
| irony | words/actions that are the opposite of their intended meaning |